Nvidia reports fiscal Q2 2027 results; options imply 5.35% move

Earnings season picks back up this week, and the options market is already laying down markers.

For retail investors, implied moves can help frame risk around results and guidance — especially when multiple high-profile tech and consumer names are on deck.

The marquee name on this -selected list is Nvidia, but the biggest implied move is saved for the end as the countdown runs from the calmest setup to the most volatile.

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Nvidia | Mkt Cap: $5.3T | Implied Move: 5.35% Nvidia Corp (NASDAQ: NVDA ) reports fiscal second quarter of 2027 results on Wednesday after the closing bell.

Wall Street is looking for $2.07 in earnings per share on $91.91 billion in revenue, compared with $1.04 and $46.74 billion a year ago — a set of expectations that keeps the focus on whether demand remains strong enough to justify the market’s growth assumptions.

Pro data show options are implying a 5.35% move around the print.

Even with the smallest implied move on this list, the stakes are still massive: Nvidia carries about $5.26 trillion in market value, and roughly $282 billion of market cap is in play based on that implied swing.

Nvidia builds graphics processing units that power everything from gaming rigs to modern AI workloads.

The stock carries a Buy consensus rating, and the stock is trading well below the 180-day average analyst price forecast; in August, RBC Capital and Wells Fargo reiterated their ratings.

Shares have rallied in 2026, up 14.8% year-to-date and trading 11.3% above the 200-day moving average.

The shares sit about 32% above the 52-week low of $164.07.

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Salesforce | Mkt Cap: $168B | Implied Move: 7.37% Salesforce, Inc. (NYSE: CRM ) reports fiscal second quarter of 2027 results on Wednesday after the closing bell.

Consensus estimates call for $3.09 in earnings per share on $11.31 billion in revenue, versus $2.91 and $10.24 billion in the prior-year period.

With enterprise software budgets always a moving forecast, investors tend to treat the outlook as importantly as the quarter itself.

According to Pro, options traders are pricing in a 7.37% move, putting about $12.4 billion of market value at stake given Salesforce’s roughly $168 billion market cap.

Salesforce sells cloud-based customer relationship management software designed to connect companies with customers.

It carries a Buy consensus rating, and the share price sits below the 180-day average analyst price forecast; in August, BMO Capital reiterated its Outperform rating and raised its price forecast, while Guggenheim reiterated its Buy rating.

The stock has declined in 2026, down 19.0% year-to-date and trading 2.3% above the 200-day moving average.

The shares sit about 24% below the 52-week high of $269.11.

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Synopsys | Mkt Cap: $76B | Implied Move: 7.88% Synopsys Inc. (NASDAQ: SNPS ) reports fiscal third quarter of 2026 results on Wednesday after the closing bell.

Analysts are modeling $3.47 in earnings per share on $2.44 billion in revenue, compared with $3.39 and $1.74 billion a year ago.

For chip-design infrastructure providers, the quarter can hinge on bookings momentum and how customers pace spending across design cycles.

Pro data show the options market is implying a 7.88% move, or about $6.02 billion of market cap at stake on Synopsys’ roughly $76.4 billion valuation.

Synopsys sells electronic design automation software and chip IP that help engineers build increasingly complex semiconductors.

The stock carries a Buy consensus rating, and the 180-day average analyst price forecast sits well above where the stock trades; in August, Morgan Stanley and Wells Fargo cut their price forecasts.

The stock has pulled back in 2026, down 17.2% year-to-date, trading 10.6% below the 200-day moving average after the 50-day moving average crossed below the 200-day in July.

The shares sit about 35% below the 52-week high of $615.79.

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CrowdStrike | Mkt Cap: $196B | Implied Move: 8.13% CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: CRWD ) reports fiscal second quarter of 2027 results on Wednesday after the closing bell.

The Street expects 24 cents in earnings per share on $1.44 billion in revenue, up from 23 cents and $1.17 billion in the year-ago quarter.

Cybersecurity prints often come down to whether growth and customer demand stay durable as competition intensifies.

Pro shows options are pricing in an 8.13% move, which translates to about $15.9 billion of market value at stake for CrowdStrike Holdings at its roughly $196 billion market cap.

CrowdStrike Holdings runs a cloud-native cybersecurity platform spanning endpoint, cloud workload, identity and security operations.